Hyderabad: Worms found in chicken biryani ordered from Mehfil in Kukatpally

Hyderabad: Adding to food safety concerns in Hyderabad, chicken biryani ordered from Mehfil restaurant in Kukatpalli was found to contain worms. Light brown worms were seen crawling on the chicken pieces. The incident came to light after consumer Sai Teja shared pictures of the contaminated food online on June 23. In his post on x (formerly Twitter), he also mentioned that the food was purchased through food delivery platform Swiggy.

Taking note of the social media post, the GHMC food safety team inspected the restaurant and picked up samples of chicken biryani and loose curd to check for adulteration. “Food items and ingredients worth Rs 25,000/- were seized for not having proper labelling,” they said in a response to Teja’s tweet on Tuesday. This comes alongside regular food safety checks by the task force team of Telangana’s food safety department. While officials have been inspecting most established eateries, local restaurants like Mehfil in Kukatpalli appear to be unregulated.